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Bosman blast lifts Knights to second spot

JOHANNESBURG: Knights opener Loots Bosman struck 91 to give Knights a thrilling eight-run victory at Titans Wednesday
Published March 6, 2013 Updated March 6, 2013 11:17pm

 

Bosman slammed five fours and five sixes off 57 balls at SuperSport Park in Centurion and fellow opener Rilee Rossouw weighed in with 48 runs as Knights reached 196-3 off 20 overs.

 

Titans fell just short in reply by posting 188-8 with Roelef van der Merwe smacking eight fours and two sixes in his 66 while the virtual two-runs-a-ball 48 of Albie Morkel included four sixes.

 

Knights are four points behind Highveld Lions after five of the scheduled 10 rounds in the mini-league first phase of the competition and one ahead of Warriors.

 

A 63-run partnership between wicketkeeper Adrian McLaren (36) and Englishman Samir Patel (34) steered Warriors to a six-wicket victory over Cape Cobras at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth.

 

Justin Otong (41) and Dane Vilas (35) were the only Cobras batsman to impress as they made 129-7 and Warriors reached 130-4 with three balls to spare with Pakistani Azhar Mahmood (2-20) the pick of the visiting bowlers.

 

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2013